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. >> at one time, he was one point ahead of barack obama. and now, he is dealing with something completely unpredictable. the town may be modulated down a little bit, not too much fanfare if there really is going to be a hurricane hitting just off the coast, so it is a challenge of the mitt romney message in terms of how he deals with it. do not forget, it is a huge challenge, too, for barack obama. there was the devastation on the city of new orleans and on the reputation of george w. bush, as his administration was seen to have responded slowly and incompetently. barack obama will want to look competent and presidential with all of this happening just over two months before going before the electorate. >> what about the convention still. >> they are asking what he stands for after so many policy flips, and there is a suggestion that americans do not really like mitt romney. there will be a speech thursday night. >> steve kingston in florida. in other news, a leap -- media in latin america are reporting that there is an agreement to begin p
. >> at one time, he was one point ahead of barack obama. and now, he is dealing with something completely unpredictable. the town may be modulated down a little bit, not too much fanfare if there really is going to be a hurricane hitting just off the coast, so it is a challenge of the mitt romney message in terms of how he deals with it. do not forget, it is a huge challenge, too, for barack obama. there was the devastation on the city of new orleans and on the reputation of george w....
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president obama has agreed to limit the annual cost of living increases for people getting social security. somebody retiring this year. that could mean $130 less a year by 2015 and less after that. a big deal for democrats. they always said that social security was untouchable. meanwhile from republicans, speaker boehner has agreed to raise tax rates on the wealthy. specifically those making $1 million a year. there are 280,000 people making that much a year. some of them are small business owners. others are people like alex rodriguez. he made $30 million. next year alone, he could pay $1.3 million more in taxes. i got to tell you, despite the concessions on both sides there is increasing pessimism here about getting to a deal. in fact, the republicans are working on a backup plan to pursue if all talks with the white house collapse. >> well, at least the first reports of some concrete things now on the table. jonathan karl reporting in. >>> and all of us in journalism were relieved today to learn that our friend, veteran reporter richard engel is free and safe. he was held captive for f
president obama has agreed to limit the annual cost of living increases for people getting social security. somebody retiring this year. that could mean $130 less a year by 2015 and less after that. a big deal for democrats. they always said that social security was untouchable. meanwhile from republicans, speaker boehner has agreed to raise tax rates on the wealthy. specifically those making $1 million a year. there are 280,000 people making that much a year. some of them are small business...
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you say europe develops a broad plan to deal with its debt. talk about that. already the european central bank has made moves to re -- >> they changed their response totally. they were very restrictive focused totally on inflation. now they're very expansive focused on survival. >> so you don't think the european problem spills into the u.s. economic story. >> no. with the liquidity that's being provided, i think europe might have a shallow resuggestion but not a deep one. >> the deficit and debt has been major concerns but you think congress reduces the budget deficit and medicare and defense are cut. >> that's a 2013 item. i just think that will be anticipation of it now. it all kicks in so much happens on january 1st. bush tax cuts expire. obama care starts. payroll tax holiday ends. and you have the sequestering of funds for health care and defense as a result of the super committee not coming up with a budget reduction program. >> this is really interesting. we are going to see a lot of change come january 1. does that impact the way you allocate money to
you say europe develops a broad plan to deal with its debt. talk about that. already the european central bank has made moves to re -- >> they changed their response totally. they were very restrictive focused totally on inflation. now they're very expansive focused on survival. >> so you don't think the european problem spills into the u.s. economic story. >> no. with the liquidity that's being provided, i think europe might have a shallow resuggestion but not a deep one....
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captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: with no compromise in sight for a deficit deal, president obama pressed his case at the home of a middle class family in virginia today, part of his pitch to extend tax cuts for all but the very wealthy. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we update the state of the negotiations and examine the push to make changes to social security and medicare. >> brown: then, margaret warner looks at the political strife in egypt, after deadly clashes in the streets and resignations by top officials. >> woodruff: we have a battleground dispatch from a coastal city facing rising sea levels and the next big storm. >> if sandy were to come close r directly into norfolk i think we'd all be in big trouble. >> brown: we assess the latest diplomatic moves to end syria's war, as secretary of state hillary clinton meets with russia's foreign minister. >> woodruff: and ray suarez has the story of a program that aims to put students at low-achieving schools on a path to high school graduation. >
captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: with no compromise in sight for a deficit deal, president obama pressed his case at the home of a middle class family in virginia today, part of his pitch to extend tax cuts for all but the very wealthy. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we update the state of the negotiations and examine the push to make changes to social security and medicare....
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but he also again insisted there would be no deal unless tax rates went up on the wealthy. >> the closer it gets to the brink, the more stressed we're going to be. >> woodruff: president obama made the short trip to northern virginia today to underline his plan to avert the fiscal cliff. at the home of what the white house called a typical middle class family, mr. obama said he's optimistic that agreement can be reached, but again drew a hard line for republicans in congress. >> everybody's is going to have to share in some sacrifice. but it starts with folks who are in the best position to sacrifice. who are in the best position to step up . just to be clear i'm not going to sign any package that somehow prevents the top rate from going up, the top 2% from going up. >> woodruff: the president phoned house speaker john boehner yesterday, their first direct talk in almost a week. but today white house spokesman jay carney wouldn't share details of the call. >> we believe it's in the interest of achieving an agreement not to do that. >> reporter: treasury secretary timothy geithner said ye
but he also again insisted there would be no deal unless tax rates went up on the wealthy. >> the closer it gets to the brink, the more stressed we're going to be. >> woodruff: president obama made the short trip to northern virginia today to underline his plan to avert the fiscal cliff. at the home of what the white house called a typical middle class family, mr. obama said he's optimistic that agreement can be reached, but again drew a hard line for republicans in congress....
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on the other hand, you had robert gibbs who was very cautious in his approach, dealing with the public resentment over job loss, over foreclosures. his position was we do not want any john edwards, $400 hair cut moments. the obamas have to reflect a much more sort of regular american lifestyle. >> is that why they clashed? >> it caused tension. >> tell me about it. >> over small things. one thing about the white house is how tiny things become magnified. even the question of whether they would announce a new florist that had come to the whouchl white house. could michelle obama take a makeup and hair artist on trips? these were matters of quiet contention between the east and west wing? >> how effective is michelle obama's, let's move initiative which the campaign that could have some really commercial policy implications. >> absolutely. well, we have to stipulate the comparison is unfair, right? the problems that the president has to deal with are so much more complex than the ones the first lady does, but the first lady had arguably more management experience than the president comin
on the other hand, you had robert gibbs who was very cautious in his approach, dealing with the public resentment over job loss, over foreclosures. his position was we do not want any john edwards, $400 hair cut moments. the obamas have to reflect a much more sort of regular american lifestyle. >> is that why they clashed? >> it caused tension. >> tell me about it. >> over small things. one thing about the white house is how tiny things become magnified. even the...
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had his square deal, and obama's fair deal. what kind of place do we live in? is it north korea? cuba? some sweat factories in industrial revolution europe? and so the question comes back to this thing, what size of government? and isn't government -- and all these crime scenes with crony capitalism, crony unionism, there's one common denominator. government is in every one of those scenes. and i'm wondering if some of this isn't getting us off on the wrong track. if indeed professor caesar didn't hit this right on the head that there's a politics of evasion. any comment is this? >> well, there is the core you could say of obama's speech which we didn't pay all that much attention to was the statistics that we now have that the distribution of income has been changing over the last, say, 30 or 40 years, very much. the rich are getting richer. there's more difficulty getting into the middle class and less social mobility. these are facts. i don't know anyone, after stating the facts, knows exactly why it's happened. i suppose you could say maybe the exception was the period from t
had his square deal, and obama's fair deal. what kind of place do we live in? is it north korea? cuba? some sweat factories in industrial revolution europe? and so the question comes back to this thing, what size of government? and isn't government -- and all these crime scenes with crony capitalism, crony unionism, there's one common denominator. government is in every one of those scenes. and i'm wondering if some of this isn't getting us off on the wrong track. if indeed professor caesar...
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to delay a 2.3% medical device tax that is part of obama care. due to start january 1st. but you know what, may i with all respect, these guys are hypocrites. they're not supply siders. yes, the tax is a job killer, as they say, but it's only hitting their states. the senators claim the medical device tax kills jobs but why aren't they against all the other job killing obama care taxes or for that matter the fiscal cliff tax hikes that are coming. let's faulk about this. we have igor volsky and guy benson. guy benson, i am glad they have won't up to this lousy medical device tax but did someone say minnesota where, wait, medtronic and st. jude medical are the biggest companies? they're the ones that make the equipment? and senator klobuchar and senator al franken are all of a sudden making a beef because it's in their state? where they been, guy benson, and when did they discover that taxes are job kimmers? >> i thought that wasn't the case at all. you're right. they didn't just wake up to this. let's be completely honest about what happened here
to delay a 2.3% medical device tax that is part of obama care. due to start january 1st. but you know what, may i with all respect, these guys are hypocrites. they're not supply siders. yes, the tax is a job killer, as they say, but it's only hitting their states. the senators claim the medical device tax kills jobs but why aren't they against all the other job killing obama care taxes or for that matter the fiscal cliff tax hikes that are coming. let's faulk about this. we have igor volsky and...
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is, let's go ahead and get the deal and make it -- what clinton said is, let's go ahead and make the deal and make it ironclad. we need continuation of stimulus, which is effective of what he said when he was standing the economy, we by obama's sidedo yn they extended the bush tax cuts. that we need to have a grand bargain and it needs to go into effect right away? or do you agree with this, get the grand bargain, but delayed for a year or two, as the people on the democratic side of the debate have argued? >> my job is economic policy adviser. i am best at leading the policy -- politics to someone else. as an economist, the right strategy is to get our fiscal house in order, to make lasting commitment to show we can do that and we are going to do that. that requires additional revenue as well as spending cuts. we also want to healthy economy in the short run. the present proposed tax cuts that will healthy economy in the short run. the group that am best at leadit propensity to consume is the wealthy. there was a report released that concluded that extend the middle class tax cuts would
is, let's go ahead and get the deal and make it -- what clinton said is, let's go ahead and make the deal and make it ironclad. we need continuation of stimulus, which is effective of what he said when he was standing the economy, we by obama's sidedo yn they extended the bush tax cuts. that we need to have a grand bargain and it needs to go into effect right away? or do you agree with this, get the grand bargain, but delayed for a year or two, as the people on the democratic side of the debate...
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but recent actions by the obama administration related to the president's health care law have prompted many of us here and many across the country to stand up and in defense of another freedom that's covered in the first amendment, and that's religious freedom. let me just say at the outset that most of us didn't expect that we'd ever have to defend this right in a body which every one of us is sworn to uphold and defend the u.s. constitution. boast of us probably assumed that if ploinls liberty were ever seriously challenged in this country, we could always expect a robust, bipartisan defense of it, at least from within the congress itself. but, unfortunately, that's not the situation we find ourselves in. democrats have evidently decided they'd rather defend a president of their own party regardless of the impact of his policies. so rather than defend the first amendment in this particular case they've decided to engage in a campaign of distraction as a way of obscuring the larger issue which 19 a stake here. -- at stake here. if democrats no longer see the value in defending the fir
but recent actions by the obama administration related to the president's health care law have prompted many of us here and many across the country to stand up and in defense of another freedom that's covered in the first amendment, and that's religious freedom. let me just say at the outset that most of us didn't expect that we'd ever have to defend this right in a body which every one of us is sworn to uphold and defend the u.s. constitution. boast of us probably assumed that if ploinls...
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that could happen to us, because it verifies that they are for real and now you can say, president obama is raising money from this other group, we need you guys to give. fascinating. >> so what happens to the $10 grandmother that gives money. >> chris, thank you, sir. >> the president is going to have to deal with the religious organizations have be to provide birth control. this is a full reversal to super pacs from the president. i've heard the disarm argument but what do you say to the $10 donor, does their money matter anymore? >> absolutely. and the sbierp -- the entire purpose is to make sure their donation matters. we are proud that 98% of our donors have given $250 or less, they are not opening up offices in states and increasing enthusiasm. that is what super pacs are not doing. republicans are raising money in super pacs but you see the lack of enthusiasm, look at what is happening in colorado, that is a direct relation of who is giving. corporations are giving. on the democratic side, we have $1.3 million donors and those small doe mapnations are more important than ever. whe
that could happen to us, because it verifies that they are for real and now you can say, president obama is raising money from this other group, we need you guys to give. fascinating. >> so what happens to the $10 grandmother that gives money. >> chris, thank you, sir. >> the president is going to have to deal with the religious organizations have be to provide birth control. this is a full reversal to super pacs from the president. i've heard the disarm argument but what do...
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president obama will be meeting with congressional leaders later today. nbc's danielle leigh joins us live with the latest on capitol hill. danielle what is the datest in terms of what we can expect in the next coming days and the likelihood that they can reach a deal? >> reporter: mara, good morning. well, this meeting that is the last meeting at the white house is going to be integral. they need to see progress in this meeting if they're going to get a deal done before midnight on monday. as you know, the senate keim back early from the christmas holiday yesterday. but they didn't seem able to compromise. they continued the bickering. the house wasn't even here. they're not even in play yet. they're not back until sunday. we need to see congressional leaders see some kind of a plan that can be voted on before that december 31st deadline. lawmakers say it's getting decreasingly unlikely that's going to happen. a deal before the new year, although they seem it's possible, many think a deal will more likely come early in the new year, mara. >> and danielle
president obama will be meeting with congressional leaders later today. nbc's danielle leigh joins us live with the latest on capitol hill. danielle what is the datest in terms of what we can expect in the next coming days and the likelihood that they can reach a deal? >> reporter: mara, good morning. well, this meeting that is the last meeting at the white house is going to be integral. they need to see progress in this meeting if they're going to get a deal done before midnight on...
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] folks, i'll tell you, why romney is having trouble closing this deal. we conservatives don't trust him. rick santorum is resonating with voter because of his authenticity. he always speaks off the cuff which is why his sweeters don't have -- sweaters don't have sleeves. he believes authenticity should be legally mandated. >> i believe when you run for president of the united states, you should be illegal to read off a teleprompter because all you are doing is reading somebody else's words. >> stephen: yes, it should be illegal. voters cannot trust candidates who have somebody else's words in their mouths. that's why no ventriloquist dummy has been nominated since the dark days of charlie mccarthyism. we cannot stop at teleprompters. i reject all prewritten words. that's why i'm against reading books. booksbooks are a lie. when it read them it makes thought sounds in my head like i'm thinking them. santorum does not use a teleprompter given how rnd concerned he is about reproductive rights i'm pretty sure he used cue cards. who, jimmy. it's a family show
] folks, i'll tell you, why romney is having trouble closing this deal. we conservatives don't trust him. rick santorum is resonating with voter because of his authenticity. he always speaks off the cuff which is why his sweeters don't have -- sweaters don't have sleeves. he believes authenticity should be legally mandated. >> i believe when you run for president of the united states, you should be illegal to read off a teleprompter because all you are doing is reading somebody else's...
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we believe and deal with it -- if we are told to leave, we will leave and deal with it. >> look at the response and recovery efforts -- president obama will head to louisiana this afternoon. the present is expected to talk to local officials. sunday homeland security secretary janet napolitano promised the people of the gulf coast resources would stay in place until the rebuilding is complete. >> we know that this is a big tough strong, but we will work through it together. >> this man is cleaning up his home for the second time in seven years. >> there is nothing left, really. you really cannot say anything. salt water has been through and everything is split, the would split -- wood split. >> some people just getting a chance to get back into their homes. the damage is just starting to set in. after leaving louisiana, the president will prepare for another stop on a battleground virginia tomorrow. >> earbefore heading to new orleans, he is getting in a little campaigning could he will speak to the united autoworkers labor day celebration. joe biden is also marking labor day. this a l
we believe and deal with it -- if we are told to leave, we will leave and deal with it. >> look at the response and recovery efforts -- president obama will head to louisiana this afternoon. the present is expected to talk to local officials. sunday homeland security secretary janet napolitano promised the people of the gulf coast resources would stay in place until the rebuilding is complete. >> we know that this is a big tough strong, but we will work through it together. >>...
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. >> reporter: the deal happened after the obama administration went on the offensive and republicans agreed to add the $100 billion cost to america's red ink. tea party republicans insisted this tax break be paid for. >> this is the bottom line. i'm concerned about the pay for raising the fees but its a he a good deal for the american people. >> reporter: the deal also keeps unemployment benefits rolling though the maximum 99 will drop to 73 by year's end. and it prevents a 27% cut in payments to medicare doctors, but president obama's worried the deal might not go through. >> i'm cautiously optimistic at this point. until you see me sign this thing, you've got to keep on speaking up. >> reporter: with his budget proposal still in limbo here, the president will be in milwaukee today at a manufacturing plant that brought back 150 jobs from china. >> reporter: now as for the payroll tax cut it looks like, lynn, that deal will be ready to be signed today and we could see a vote at least on the house side by the end of this week. >> tracy pots for us in washington. >>> president obama's
. >> reporter: the deal happened after the obama administration went on the offensive and republicans agreed to add the $100 billion cost to america's red ink. tea party republicans insisted this tax break be paid for. >> this is the bottom line. i'm concerned about the pay for raising the fees but its a he a good deal for the american people. >> reporter: the deal also keeps unemployment benefits rolling though the maximum 99 will drop to 73 by year's end. and it prevents a...
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that's the condition president obama has insisted on for any deal to avert a fiscal cliff, which by the way, is a little more than two weeks away. the president wants tax hikes on incomes above $250,000. cnn is told boehner proposed the increase start at incomes of $1 million in exchange for the president agreeing to more significant spending cuts. those are the headlines and back to candy crowley in newtown, connecticut. candy. >> thanks so much, dana. >>> up next, blame, shame, and moving beyond the terror. the parents of kids who kill. we're at walmart with the simmons family. how much is your current phone bill? four sixteen seventy six a month! okay, come with me -- we're gonna save you money. with straight talk at walmart, you get unlimited talk, text and data for only $45 a month per phone. would we get the same coverage? same coverage on america's best networks. you saved $146.76 by switching to straight talk. awesome! now you can afford to share your allowance with me. get the season's hottest smartphones like the samsung galaxy s2 and get straight talk with unlimited data for
that's the condition president obama has insisted on for any deal to avert a fiscal cliff, which by the way, is a little more than two weeks away. the president wants tax hikes on incomes above $250,000. cnn is told boehner proposed the increase start at incomes of $1 million in exchange for the president agreeing to more significant spending cuts. those are the headlines and back to candy crowley in newtown, connecticut. candy. >> thanks so much, dana. >>> up next, blame, shame,...
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he's got other issues to deal with. >> reporter: he looks so much like obama. >> he looks a lot like obama, he talks like obama. he has some of obama's street smartness and native intelligence. >> reporter: but george obama turns out not to be a radical lefty and d'souza suggests, for that reason, the president turned his back on him. do you really believe that barack obama wants to destroy america? >> no, i don't think he wants to destroy america but he wants to downsize america. i think he would like to see america have a smaller economy, use less energy, he'd like to see money redistributed away from america and toward the rest of the world. >> reporter: he spins out the theory by 2016 the u.s. economy will collapse and there will be a united states of islam, led by a nuclear-armed iran, and that obama wants it. >> if you seriously think it's a threat, you've got to do stuff that has the real prospect of stopping the mullahs from having a bomb. >> reporter: maybe he thinks we can't afford a war with iran right now. >> yes. >> reporter: which is a reasonable thing. >> it's a reason
he's got other issues to deal with. >> reporter: he looks so much like obama. >> he looks a lot like obama, he talks like obama. he has some of obama's street smartness and native intelligence. >> reporter: but george obama turns out not to be a radical lefty and d'souza suggests, for that reason, the president turned his back on him. do you really believe that barack obama wants to destroy america? >> no, i don't think he wants to destroy america but he wants to...
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there was a hint of movement on the fiscal cliff deal between president obama and speaker boehner yesterday. here's where things stand for now. the white house sent over a proposal that lowered the revenue target for the president obama from $1.6 trillion to $1.6 trillion. he also increased spending cuts to $600 billion. so you have three things he's moving on there. speaker boehner was not impressed sending over his original offer of $800 billion in revenue. by the way that was the number last summer, summer of '11. acknowledged there's a long way to go. let's listen to him. >> i remain the most optimistic person in this town, but we've got some serious differences. the president and i had a pretty frank conversation about just how far apart we are. >> and in an interview with barbara walters, the president held firm and said time is running out. >> taxes are going to go up one way or the other. and i think the key is to make sure that taxes go up on the high end individuals like you and me, barbara. we can afford it. it is entirely possible for us to come up with a deal, but time is runni
there was a hint of movement on the fiscal cliff deal between president obama and speaker boehner yesterday. here's where things stand for now. the white house sent over a proposal that lowered the revenue target for the president obama from $1.6 trillion to $1.6 trillion. he also increased spending cuts to $600 billion. so you have three things he's moving on there. speaker boehner was not impressed sending over his original offer of $800 billion in revenue. by the way that was the number last...
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the things you should insist on before you do the deal. >>> haunt the virus concerns at yosemite the drastic move made today and after two deaths linked to the illness. >>> a parking ticket does not wreck your day and you could waste time trying to,,,,,,,, >>> a man flee from police crashed his car in berkeley we are told they took off driving into oncoming traffic and slammed into 2 vehicles including of and it started when he was spotted an ad son of a car repair shop >>> the man came in to ask for price of the tire he saw the police back in his car and tried to take off, he went down the wrong side of the street and get a couple of cars and then ran off on foot >>> police arrested the man he was wanted in berkeley it now faces additional felony charges. >>> car buyers before a deal become the victims of a crime a string of robberies play out in the east bay kristyn errors on the possibility organized ring is behind the theft >>> police say these are happening all over the east bay from fremont to san leandro and oakland and berkeley that happened four times in one month it is poss
the things you should insist on before you do the deal. >>> haunt the virus concerns at yosemite the drastic move made today and after two deaths linked to the illness. >>> a parking ticket does not wreck your day and you could waste time trying to,,,,,,,, >>> a man flee from police crashed his car in berkeley we are told they took off driving into oncoming traffic and slammed into 2 vehicles including of and it started when he was spotted an ad son of a car repair...
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a big deal for democrats. meanwhile from republicans, speaker boehner has agreed to raise tax rates on the wealthy. specifically those making $1 million a year. there are 280,000 people making that much a year. and alex rodriguez, made $30 million. next year alone, he could pay $1.3 million more in taxes. i got to tell you, despite the concessions on both sides there are is pes mismg here about getting to a deal. the officials will work on a backup deal to pursue if all talks collapse. >> well, as least concrete things now on the table. jonathan karl reporting in. >>> and all of us in journalism is happy to report that richard engel is free and safe. he was held captive five days in syr syria. as they wrestle for power, i want to bring in abc's foreign affairs correspondent martha radda raddatz. >> reporter: they ambush bid a dozen heavily armed men. one of the rebels they were with was exkutd on the spot in front of them. they were blindfolded, hands down and threatened with death. he talked about it after he
a big deal for democrats. meanwhile from republicans, speaker boehner has agreed to raise tax rates on the wealthy. specifically those making $1 million a year. there are 280,000 people making that much a year. and alex rodriguez, made $30 million. next year alone, he could pay $1.3 million more in taxes. i got to tell you, despite the concessions on both sides there are is pes mismg here about getting to a deal. the officials will work on a backup deal to pursue if all talks collapse. >>...
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caller: i believe obama is doing a great job. the need for " -- any more than four years to get things back into shape. when he came into office, america was already in a whole. i would love to go to college. everybody cannot afford college right now. we are fighting just regular bills out here. we are fighting for day-to-day living here, trying to live from paycheck to paycheck, not being able to get a job. what we have to keep going over to other countries to get resources for them when we can survive over here? at least he could take 26 states and identify energy sources in 26 states, and 5000 jobs could come out of that in each state. that is a lot for people right now. host: on the independent line, as we take a walk through the access areas in the forum in tampa. caller: i want to give a shout out to all the people let c- span. you do a great job. i am from a family of long-term traditional republicans. this year i am voting for president obama, because i think it is an insult and a disgrace to support a man who is a serial
caller: i believe obama is doing a great job. the need for " -- any more than four years to get things back into shape. when he came into office, america was already in a whole. i would love to go to college. everybody cannot afford college right now. we are fighting just regular bills out here. we are fighting for day-to-day living here, trying to live from paycheck to paycheck, not being able to get a job. what we have to keep going over to other countries to get resources for them when...
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. >>> first president obama cutting vacation short to deal with the dreaded fiscal cliff. with just six days until the deadline, some lawmakers say it might be too late. and that's next. so, this board gives me rates for progressive direct and other car insurance companies? yes. but you're progressive, and they're them. yes. but they're here. yes. are you...? there? yes. no. are you them? i'm me. but those rates are for... them. so them are here. yes! you want to run through it again? no, i'm good. you got it? yes. rates for us and them -- now that's progressive. call or click today. from the president cutting his holiday vacation in hawaii short to get back to work on avoiding the fiscal cliff. the white house says the president is set to return to the nation's capital tomorrow morning to try to hammer out a deal where lawmakers on stopping automatic tax hikes and deep spending cuts from kicking in, which is set to happen, if you're not watching the calendar, six days from now. if they don't reach a deal many say it could send the country right back into recession. ed hen
. >>> first president obama cutting vacation short to deal with the dreaded fiscal cliff. with just six days until the deadline, some lawmakers say it might be too late. and that's next. so, this board gives me rates for progressive direct and other car insurance companies? yes. but you're progressive, and they're them. yes. but they're here. yes. are you...? there? yes. no. are you them? i'm me. but those rates are for... them. so them are here. yes! you want to run through it again?...
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president obama, his team of communications advisers saying it's more of the same and won't work. the speaker was not offering to raise taxes on those making 250 or above. that's a big sticking point. if you look at both plans and split the difference and run the math, if you take the 800 billion in revenue that speaker boehner has offered, the 1.6 trillion the white house wants, you split the difference 1.2. if you split the difference on the cuts, you get to 450, 500 billion. numbers that folks on both sides think is feasible in the realm of a large deal. i spoke to a senior republican senator earlier today, and he said, look. we understand that at some point we have to move away from the tax issue and run that out to provide cover with the base. if we could get something back from the president, whether it be something in the lines of a cost of living adjustment for social security, meaningful entitlement cuts and a promise of tax reform in the 2013 year, something tangible to bring back to the house republican conference that speaker boehner could do that, then we feel that po
president obama, his team of communications advisers saying it's more of the same and won't work. the speaker was not offering to raise taxes on those making 250 or above. that's a big sticking point. if you look at both plans and split the difference and run the math, if you take the 800 billion in revenue that speaker boehner has offered, the 1.6 trillion the white house wants, you split the difference 1.2. if you split the difference on the cuts, you get to 450, 500 billion. numbers that...
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. >>> and let's make a deal. can president obama and the speaker get it done? we'll ask our experts coming up next. plus, the latest intelligence on syria's chemical weapons stockpile from defense secretary leon panetta who flew to kuwait today. you can't leave the table till you finish your vegetables. [ clock ticking ] [ male announcer ] there's a better way... v8 v-fusion. vegetable nutrition they need, fruit taste they love. could've had a v8. or...try kids boxes! could've had a v8. to the best vacation sp(all) the gulf! it doesn't matter which of our great states folks visit. mississippi, alabama, louisiana or florida, they're gonna love it. shaul, your alabama hospitality is incredible. thanks, karen. love your mississippi outdoors. i vote for your florida beaches, dawn. bill, this louisiana seafood is delicious. we're having such a great year on the gulf, we've decided to put aside our rivalry. now is the perfect time to visit anyone of our states. the beaches and waters couldn't be more beautiful. take a boat ride, go fishing or just lay in the sun. we'
. >>> and let's make a deal. can president obama and the speaker get it done? we'll ask our experts coming up next. plus, the latest intelligence on syria's chemical weapons stockpile from defense secretary leon panetta who flew to kuwait today. you can't leave the table till you finish your vegetables. [ clock ticking ] [ male announcer ] there's a better way... v8 v-fusion. vegetable nutrition they need, fruit taste they love. could've had a v8. or...try kids boxes! could've had a...
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president obama will get a firsthand look at the damage in new orleans later today when he visits one of the hardest hit areas st. john the baptist parish. t.j. winick, abc7 news, new york. >>> some of it was good, some areas that were in a drought did receive rain a lot did runoff which is unfortunate. for us, no rain. a lot of sun outside the coast this morning. we are seeing sun santa cruz this morning the clouds just offshore more to the coast than around the bay, head there as everybody is going to do, i bet that place is going to be packed in the next hour as everybody enjoys a family afternoon together looks like a lot of fun. here's that fickle finger of fog still rolling across the golden gate bridge, 8 feet deep is the marine layer -- 800 feet deep is the marine layer now pretty stout the next couple of hours. see clouds hugging the cost nothing falling out of 'em may have a little drizzle this morning especially when visibilities were down to a quarter of a mile more likely mist you can see on the satellite pretty stout. i believe we'll see a little sunshine everywhere, 60s
president obama will get a firsthand look at the damage in new orleans later today when he visits one of the hardest hit areas st. john the baptist parish. t.j. winick, abc7 news, new york. >>> some of it was good, some areas that were in a drought did receive rain a lot did runoff which is unfortunate. for us, no rain. a lot of sun outside the coast this morning. we are seeing sun santa cruz this morning the clouds just offshore more to the coast than around the bay, head there as...
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and senator mcconnell have made this afternoon, that we're close to an agreement, close to a deal. i don't agree, i say again, that no deal is better than a bad deal. in this case of the fiscal cliff, no deal is the worst deal possible for the american people. we passed the time when we're going to -- before tonight, negotiate the comprehensive, bipartisan debt-reduction agreement that our country desperately needs. the least we can do is protect the constituents who were good enough to send us here from the worst possible result, which is that we let the country go over the cliff, we -- we prove that to everybody, including people around the world who depend on american strength and watch us, that our political system has become absolutely dysfunctional. so i hope the negotiations going on now end with an agreement and i hope that we will pass it with a bipartisan majority, strong bipartisan majority in the senate and the house. and i certainly will support it from all that i hear about it myself. i thank the chair, and i yield the floor. mr. lieberman: mr. president, i suggest th
and senator mcconnell have made this afternoon, that we're close to an agreement, close to a deal. i don't agree, i say again, that no deal is better than a bad deal. in this case of the fiscal cliff, no deal is the worst deal possible for the american people. we passed the time when we're going to -- before tonight, negotiate the comprehensive, bipartisan debt-reduction agreement that our country desperately needs. the least we can do is protect the constituents who were good enough to send us...
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president obama will get a firsthand look at the damage in new orleans later today when he visits one of the hardest hit areas st. john the baptist parish. t.j. winick, abc7 news, new york. >>> some of it was good, some areas that were in a drought did receive rain a lot did runoff which is unfortunate. for us, no rain. a lot of sun outside the coast this morning. we are seeing sun santa cruz this morning the clouds just offshore more to the coast than around the bay, head there as everybody is going to do, i bet that place is going to be packed in the next hour as everybody enjoys a family afternoon together looks like a lot of fun. here's that fickle finger of fog still rolling across the golden gate bridge, 8 feet deep is the marine layer -- 800 feet deep is the marine layer now pretty stout the next couple of hours. see clouds hugging the cost nothing falling out of 'em may have a little drizzle this morning especially when visibilities were down to a quarter of a mile more likely mist you can see on the satellite pretty stout. i believe we'll see a little sunshine everywhere, 60s
president obama will get a firsthand look at the damage in new orleans later today when he visits one of the hardest hit areas st. john the baptist parish. t.j. winick, abc7 news, new york. >>> some of it was good, some areas that were in a drought did receive rain a lot did runoff which is unfortunate. for us, no rain. a lot of sun outside the coast this morning. we are seeing sun santa cruz this morning the clouds just offshore more to the coast than around the bay, head there as...
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president obama made a statement a few hours ago. he says fema has been on the ground in the gulf more than a week preparing for this storm. >> the president: we are dealing with a big storm could be significant flooding and other damage across a large area. now is not the time to tempt fate. now is not the time to dismiss official warnings you need to take this seriously. >> reporter: tomorrow is the 7th anniversary of hurricane katrina. the army corp of engineers says since then 10 billion dollars in improvements have been made to the levee system. the corp is confident the levees can withstand isaac. right now there are hurricane warnings across 330 miles of the gulf. >>> because of isaac, airlines are cancelling flights out of alabama mississippi and florida today. new orleans's main airport is closed. we checked our airports, san francisco only has one daily flight to and from new orleans, both flights have been cancelled today and tomorrow. no cancellations at san jose or in oakland. airport officials say all travelers should c
president obama made a statement a few hours ago. he says fema has been on the ground in the gulf more than a week preparing for this storm. >> the president: we are dealing with a big storm could be significant flooding and other damage across a large area. now is not the time to tempt fate. now is not the time to dismiss official warnings you need to take this seriously. >> reporter: tomorrow is the 7th anniversary of hurricane katrina. the army corp of engineers says since then...
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and barack obama, who's dealing with this polarized congress, a country that's fractured in all sorts of ways, that gives you a little bit of a sense of what the founders were able to do in that generation. they felt bound in a way that our political leaders don't. chris: these top historians will predict toby's chris: welcome back to this special show with four presidential experts who want to ask them to make a single prediction about the president's second term. president barack obama himself noted recently that second terms can be difficult. >> i'm more than familiar with all the literature about presidential overreach and second terms. we are very cautious about that. chris: jon, what do you think his biggest problem will be? >> can he make this caucus -- ratify the election results and actually stay in some sense where he can get a deal. mark twain said that tom sawyer pointed out, a preacher came to town who was so good that huck finn stayed saved until tuesday. chris: hold his party together. >> and get enough republican votes. >> the unpredictable things he hasn't planned for
and barack obama, who's dealing with this polarized congress, a country that's fractured in all sorts of ways, that gives you a little bit of a sense of what the founders were able to do in that generation. they felt bound in a way that our political leaders don't. chris: these top historians will predict toby's chris: welcome back to this special show with four presidential experts who want to ask them to make a single prediction about the president's second term. president barack obama...
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which was a very big deal in great britain. the white house says the trip highlights the special relationship between the u.s. and that country. but some republicans are trying foul is he the president should focus on more important issues, not hoops. it's worth noting the joint visit to a sporting visit hardly unprecedented. president bush took hosni mubarak to a baseball game in 1999. before that president eisenhower treated elizabeth and philip to a college football game. ed henry is live on the north lawn tonight ed, the president having a great time watching some hoops, i'm guessing? >> look the republicans have criticized him before for not allegedly not developing a good relationship with david cam rob and his predecessor gordon brown. so now he tries to do that at a basketball game he gets criticized anyway. is he fully aware of the fact that gas prices are fueling look at this poll basically saying that 54% of americans believe the president can have a big impact on lowering gas prices. dangerous for the white house. b
which was a very big deal in great britain. the white house says the trip highlights the special relationship between the u.s. and that country. but some republicans are trying foul is he the president should focus on more important issues, not hoops. it's worth noting the joint visit to a sporting visit hardly unprecedented. president bush took hosni mubarak to a baseball game in 1999. before that president eisenhower treated elizabeth and philip to a college football game. ed henry is live on...